Posted 2/13/2024, 10:03:32 AM
MIT Researchers Use Explainable AI to Discover New Antibiotics, Opening Black Box of AI Discovery
- MIT researchers used AI to discover new antibiotics that could treat drug-resistant MRSA infections
- They also pioneered an "explainable AI" method to uncover how the AI model works - opening the "black box"
- Their explainable AI technique can identify which chemical structures the model targets, enabling new drug designs
- Explainable AI is also showing potential to inform clinical decisions and identify high-risk patients
- Understanding how AI models work could become important for FDA approval and translating discoveries into patient treatments